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Eugene

(61,900 posts) Fri Apr 22, 2016, 04:57 PM Apr 2016

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Possible Rendering of Harriet Tubman on $20 Bill Reviewed by Treasury Secretary

Source: ABC News

Possible Rendering of Harriet Tubman on $20 Bill Reviewed by Treasury Secretary

By MARIAM KHAN
Apr 22, 2016, 2:20 PM ET

One day after announcing plans for the new $20, $10 and $5 bills, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew was pictured meeting with designers, engravers, printers and security experts at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.

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Secretary Lew thanks designers for their hard work during a visit Thursday to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.
12:15 PM - 22 Apr 2016 · Washington, DC, United States

In an especially revealing snap, Lew was seen overlooking a portrait of Harriet Tubman, the African-American civil rights icon who was chosen as the new face of the $20 note. It is unclear whether this is the portrait of Tubman that will ultimately appear on the $20 bill.

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Secretary Lew looks at a rendering of Harriet Tubman during a visit Thursday to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing

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Possible Rendering of Harriet Tubman on $20 Bill Reviewed by Treasury Secretary (Original Post) Eugene Apr 2016 OP

I like that! MuseRider Apr 2016 #1

This is such a great step. Something tells me there is a link between this Jackie Wilson Said Apr 2016 #2

The perspective... TeeYiYi Apr 2016 #3

That is a beautiful rendering. wildeyed Apr 2016 #4

That's a much better portrait than the one floated about earlier this week . . . Journeyman Apr 2016 #5

MuseRider

(34,111 posts)

1. I like that!

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Fri Apr 22, 2016, 05:00 PM

Apr 2016

She was such a strong and brave woman. I am so pleased, I voted for her. I found her so inspiring as a kid.

Jackie Wilson Said

(4,176 posts)

2. This is such a great step. Something tells me there is a link between this

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Fri Apr 22, 2016, 05:02 PM

Apr 2016

and the untimely death of Prince, in that honoring both now has a certain meaning.

TeeYiYi

(8,028 posts)

3. The perspective...

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Fri Apr 22, 2016, 05:09 PM

Apr 2016

...seems a little exaggerated. I'm hoping it's just the angle of the photo.

TYY

Edit to add: Otherwise, I think it's beautiful.

wildeyed

(11,243 posts)

4. That is a beautiful rendering.

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Fri Apr 22, 2016, 05:18 PM

Apr 2016

I am ridiculously excited about this.

Journeyman

(15,036 posts)

5. That's a much better portrait than the one floated about earlier this week . . .

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Fri Apr 22, 2016, 05:21 PM

Apr 2016

(though I must admit, I got a kick out of the satirical mock-up of her brandishing the gun).

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